[HotHead617]

Out again today....fishing was very slow...still caught a bunch of fish but really had to work them...took home 11 keepers....had one flag and thats it...still plent of ice!! Am i the only one still posting here? Back at it again tomorrow!!

[HotHead617]

Out again this morning fished from 7-1 took home a limit of gills....all fish caught in 12-14 fow water...be back out again tomorrow.

[HotHead617]

Fished again last night caught a bunch of gills but all smaller ones this time....we did have a big walleys at the hole and lost it 8 fow....the guys next to us got a 27 inch walleye about a half hour afterwards tho was a very nice fish

[HotHead617]

Went out yesterday and we hammered a bunch of gill and crappies...we didnt get big numbers of keepers but did manage to bring some home this time gonna be to windy to fish today!! 30's and 40's next week tho

[HotHead617]

Hit the ice again today....popped a bunch of holes caught a ton of fish but we only had 17 keepers between 3 guys.....ice fishing sure has been slow so far!! Going to hit another lake on friday!!

[Sig and Gus Hanson]

Hit one of the kettle lakes in the Kettle Moraine Northern unit on Saturday morning from 8-11. Only public access on this lake is of the carry in variety, so I loaded up the kayak to get on this gem of a lake.
Flat calm conditions, great water clarity....started paddling around the north end and could easily see largies sitting on the beds. Starting throwing a 6" lizard and they could not resist it!! With the flat conditions and sunny skies I could easily see the beds from 20-30 feet away. Lost count of the number caught but it was consistent action for 3 hours. Lot's of 14"-15" fish with a few over 16". Saw some toads pushing 20" but couldn't coax them into biting. Bass look to be all spawned out, shallows are full of 1"-2" bass milling around. With a kayak fish barely knew I was there, it was like paddling in an aquarium, lake looks EXTREMELY healthy, newly spawned midgets everywhere shallow among the weeds, with Northerns hanging out in the area of course. GREAT DAY OF FISHING. Anybody with a small jonboat, canoe, kayak should check out some of the unpressured gems of the Kettle Moraine.

[Sig and Gus Hanson]

Got out Saturday morning on a 6 acre Washington county lake. Picked up 4 LM, in about 2 hours. Nothing first 45 minutes, changed tube color to a medium green and picked up all 4 fish in about 20 minutes. Biggest was 13", about as big as they get in this little pond so far for me. Got to test out new anchor system on the kayak...worked great!

Then headed over to forest lake once the wind started to howl, wanted to throw the heavier rods to give spooling job a test run before hitting the "O" lakes in Waukesha this coming weekend...much to my surprise this little 1 1/2 pound anchor held kayak in place with 20-30 mph winds. Any kayak fishermen out there thinking about an anchor rigging technique? I pickup up this anchor system from Cabela's for $30, it's in the bright yellow carrying bag. Snap to rig up, super easy and safe to deploy out on the water, highly recommended guys.

Ready to get back on the bigger water in Waukesha county this upcoming weekend with Captain Sig.

[Eric Haataja]

Nice Job Andy good to see you getting some nice panfish! They sure are tasty! As a matter of fact I'm going to take some fish out for a fish fry myself tonight!

[HotHead617]

Was out yesterday...fishing was slow again...fish were scattered all over really needed to do alot of hole hopping. Did end up leaving with a few nice gills and some decent perch....also had 8 flags but only 1 fish stuck with it..and had 1 fish bite thru the dacron line...would have like to have seen that fish!!!

[HotHead617]

Was out yesterday....i was thinking with the weather it was gonna be a slow day and from the first drop i was wrong....caught a ton of fish and brought home my first limit of the year...all fish caught with a white glow gill pill and waxies or spikes and in 14-17 fow....biggest gill was 9 1/4 which is a pig for where i was!!!!

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[HotHead617]

Was out again yesterday....still slow although it is starting to pick up a bit....starting to see a few bigger fish and starting to suspend in deeper water....not great numbers but the fish are better so numbers will come....also pike fishing wasnt terrible either ...was picking those up in 3-5 feet of water...with shiners.

[Jason]

I put the brown trout and steelhead equipment to the side yesterday to spend the day on a popular panfish/walleye lake in Southeastern WI. We got to the lake around 7:00am and drove the car out. It did not take long before we found fish in shallow water. Everyone else was fishing a lot deeper then us out in 10+ feet of water and from the looks of it when we took a drive outthere to see if we could cash in on some big schools of fish. The fish must have been spooked away from the shanty towns in deep water because we found ourselves right back where we started in shallow water.

As the day went on there were down times and, you really had to work for the fish but they were there, and they were feeding. I caught 90% of my fish on a red glow diamond jig tipped with 2 or 3 spikes, my friends were using Rat Finkees with success. I only had to throw back 2 panfish yesterday because every bluegill I caught were 7 1/2" to 8 1/2" long. I never had a day of panfishing where I caught fish with a average size structure of 7+ inches long. Mixed in every once in awhile was a 9+ inch crappie, which is also good average size for crappies.

Once we packed up around sunset we went out to 12 to 14 feet of water and searched around for night time crappies. We marked some fish, lost a few, and caught a few. But the action was slow and finicky. All the fish were 9 to 12 inches long. It seemed dark colored jigs got more attention then glow colors, which was different for me because I was used to using glow colors on my ice jigs at night in the past.

Dont be afraid to search shallow even though it is mid Janurary already. And stay away from the crowds of people, your odds are much greater when your bait is the only bait in the area the fish have to choose from. Also have soft plastics, waxworms, spikes, and a variety of bait because having the right bait is crucial to your success and, their preference can change by the minute. Those fish that stop showing interest for one bait may slam a different bait. Good luck and stay safe on the ice.

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[HotHead617]

Out again yesterday....fishing still tough but getting a little better...numbers were still down but started to find some bigger fish....ice is around 10 inches thick now.....maybe browns on tipups next for me.

[HotHead617]

Was out again this weekend and just like the last time still very slow....not many keepers and not many fish at all for that matter...marking fish but not many...fish seemed to be scattered around not seeing many schools just yet.Heading back out again in the morning!!!

[dedfisher]

IMO hand drilling is the best way to stay warm out there. I'll stick to a hand auger forever because of this and there's not the hassle that goes into a gas auger.

[HotHead617]

Went out today to do some ice fishing for the first time this year......was not as good as i would have hoped it to be but fun none the less....only ended up with 11 keepers...did hand drill about 40 holes and im gonna feel that tomorrow....time to start looking for a gas auger!!!!

[collinfishes]

couldnt take being cooped up in the house for more than a day so today i decided to do alittle bass fishin. started out with a spinnin rod and it was goin good i could reel in all good an jig it alright, then after a very painful hit an miss i realized its prolly not the best idea haha so ended up using the ole cane pole and figured id just pick away at all the obvious near shore structure. only ended up with two little guys and about a dozen misses. both fish came on kahlins 5in lunker grubs. hittin the lake tomorrow for some spawn fishin. i figure that i can handle but well see... oh an dont let my doctor see this picture

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[collinfishes]

thank you. im just doin what i love. cant wait to fish with ya for them browns. there already startin to show up pretty thick.

[Needtofishmore]

Glad to hear all went well, Collin. You are one dedicated and awesome fisherman!

[collinfishes]

thanks guys!!! everything went well this mornin. 7 screws and a plate later my wrist is as good as new. ya ill defienitly be in that tourney whether i have 1 arm 2 arms or no arms i would have a report too but joe couldnt wait 10 more min for me to be released from the hospital, so he went with out me and he has my poles haha. but ill be back on the water tomorrow for sure. :D:D